Numbers 20:21
The king of Edom refused to allow Israel to cross over their border. Because of this, Israel turned away from the land of Edom.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
In Context
22So the people journeyed from Kadesh. The people of Israel, the whole community, came to Mount Hor.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 2:4Command the people, saying, “You are to pass through the border of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir; they will be afraid of you. Therefore be careful
Deuteronomy 2:27'Let me pass through your land; I will go along the highway; I will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left.
Deuteronomy 23:7You must not detest an Edomite, for he is your brother; you must not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a foreigner in his land.
Judges 11:24Will you not take over the land that Chemosh, your god, gives you? So whatever land Yahweh our God has given us, we will take over.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:15-22
Ambassadors Sent to Edom. ( b. c. 1452.) 14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: 15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: 16 And when we cried unto the Lord , he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: 17 Let us pass, I… Read the whole commentary →